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  • "Silly people doing silly things" at Misawa's snowman competition

    Five private organizations from across Misawa Air Base gathered at Risner Circle to battle in the medium of snow, with the Misawa Theater Group coming out on top during the Second Annual Snowman Build Competition Feb. 16 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. However, this event was more than an opportunity for

  • Airmen demonstrate evacuation capabilities

    The 374th Airlift Wing continued training during a readiness week Feb. 22, 2013, with a simulated U.S. Noncombatant Evacuation Operation in the Taiyo Community Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The exercise scenario required Yokota to provide a temporary in-transit staging area for simulated evacuees

  • 36th LRS earns best fuel flight in PACAF

    The 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight won the American Petroleum Institute Award for best fuels flight in Pacific Air Forces for 2012. "Winning this award goes to show that the flight's hard work paid off," said Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Dollard, 36th LRS Fuels Management

  • 18th FSS claims PACAF awards

    The 18th Force Support Squadron was recently recognized by Pacific Air Forces headquarters for their superior service.Among the eight awards received by 18th FSS, the Curtis E. LeMay award is both a PACAF and an Air Force-level award."We're hoping this is our year (to win the LeMay award at the Air

  • Command Post tests Yokota's recall ability during Readiness Week

    The sun was still hours away from rising when Senior Airmen Jesus Calderon, 374th Airlift Wing Command Post emergency action controller and Tucson, Arizona native, picked up the phone and began to dial.A minute later, he was talking with Yokota's wing commander, a man responsible for maintaining the

  • 51st FW receives 2012 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    Earlier this month, the Pacific Air Forces commander, Gen. Herbert Carlisle, announced the 51st Fighter Wing has earned the 2012 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period of Oct. 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2012. The 51st FW provides combat ready forces for close air support, air strike control,

  • Don't kill Nemo, use Misawa's Recycling Center

    The 35th Fighter Wing is committed to achieving the Air Force's goal of recycling 65 percent of the base's trash by 2020. This goal will help keep trash out of landfills where it can pollute the ground, waterways, where it can kill fish, and the off-base incinerator.Recycling center officials

  • 3rd Wing E-3 Sentries fl y south to Guam for COPE NORTH

    Continually, military members are called upon to participate in exercises at home or abroad, but to what end? Ex-er-cise: something performed or practiced in order to develop, improve or display a specific capability or skill.Exercises are more than a chance for Airmen to practice the mission; an

  • Air Force 'grease monkey' is also jumpmaster

    On any given day, more than 100 Army airborne paratrooperss may be lined up in the back of a C-17 Globemaster III awaiting a final safety inspection before being cleared to exit the aircraft toward a drop zone thousands of feet below.The important job of ensuring the safety, proficiency and

  • Slideshow: Airlifters Launch Readiness Week

    C-130 aircrews with the 36th Airlift Squadron launched readiness week with a large formation flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2013. During the coming week, Airmen will hone their skills and bolster their ability to support any contingency in the Pacific. To view the slideshow click here.